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Websites

Websites worth bookmarking: resource collections, development hubs, component marketplaces, standards bodies, tracking and catalog services, and software.

Resource Collections

  • CubeSource Link – A curated knowledge base about CubeSat development and online store for CubeSat hardware
  • BIRDS Bus Open Source Link – CubeSat resource collection, with a focus on the BIRDS Bus
  • Phoenix Docs Link – Arizona State Phoenix CubeSat presentations, papers, NOAA and FCC licensing docs
  • Awesome Space Link – A list of awesome space-related packages and resources maintained by The Orbital Index
  • NASA State of the Art in Small Spacecraft Technology Link – Annually updated survey of every smallsat subsystem with current hardware, performance figures and vendor listings. Free, and cited throughout this site
  • Small Satellite Conference Proceedings Link – Freely accessible proceedings archive going back to 1987; the richest open source of CubeSat engineering literature
  • Build a CubeSat Link – Open-source, accessible CubeSat platform documented end to end on video, with hardware, software and structure published on Codeberg; the project this site grew out of
  • CubeSat Resources Link – A curated collection of links and resources for anyone interested in building CubeSats, from first-time makers to experienced developers (this very website, mentioned for completeness)

CubeSat Development

Component Sourcing

  • satsearch Link – Marketplace and search engine for space components, subsystems and services
  • SatCatalog Link – Component catalog with datasheets and comparable specifications
  • CubeSatShop Link – Webshop aggregating readily available CubeSat components and subsystems

Standards Bodies

  • CCSDS Link – Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems; freely available Blue Book standards
  • ECSS Link – European Cooperation for Space Standardization; many standards freely downloadable
  • NASA Technical Standards Link – Searchable index of NASA technical standards including GEVS

Mission Tracking and Catalogs

  • SatNOGS DB Link – Community database of satellite transmitters, telemetry formats and decoded data
  • Space-Track Link – Official source of TLEs and catalog data (registration required)
  • CelesTrak Link – Orbital element sets, SGP4 references and extensive astrodynamics documentation
  • Gunter's Space Page Link – Encyclopedic reference on spacecraft and launches
  • Nanosat Database Link – Comprehensive database and statistics on nanosatellite missions
  • Satcat Link – Satellite catalog and space situational awareness tool
  • N2YO Link – Real-time satellite tracking and pass prediction
  • Jonathan's Space Report Link – Long-running authoritative newsletter and database on orbital launches
  • Spectator Link – Earth observation satellite pass and imagery tool
  • Space Review Article about Satellite Catalogs Link – Background on how satellite catalogs work and differ
  • Wikipedia: List of Pass Predictors Link – Index of satellite pass prediction software

Apps and Software

  • Heavens Above Link – Satellite visibility predictions and orbital data
  • Supercluster Link – Launch tracking and space mission database
  • Stellarium Link – Open-source planetarium software, useful for star field visualization
  • SatelliteAnalysis.jl Link – Julia package for satellite analysis
  • NASA GMAT Link – Open-source mission design, optimization and navigation tool (the current R2026 catalog entry; older release entries are still indexed)
  • Basilisk Link – Open-source modular astrodynamics simulation framework

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